Basic French Classes Coming up in Los Angeles

In a relaxed and supportive atmosphere, learn the basic French vocabulary you need—including useful phrases and idioms!—to carry on simple conversations in everyday situations. To help you develop a Parisian accent and a foundation for understanding fluent idiomatic speech, this course explores the characteristics of spoken French, and includes...

Led by a native French-speaking teacher, our conversational classes gives you a chance to speak in French about a variety of topics related to French culture. This course does not require a textbook or workbook and is perfect for lovers of French language and culture who wish to speak like a native and understand the slang and the subtleties of the...

Build a solid grammatical foundation with courses focused on conversational French with active student participation using interactive exercises such as role playing. Prerequisites: Beginner French 101 Beginner French 102 Beginner French 103 If you have had previous French language instruction elsewhere and would like to take a placement test,...

Continue to build upon your existing foundation and transition from basic instruction in English to basic instruction in French for total immersion. This course continues to focus upon conversational French with active student participation using interactive exercises such as role playing. Prerequisites: To enroll in this class you must have...

In this course, you will learn more present tense, more vocabulary, learn how to locate people and objects, expressing the absence of something, getting information, expressing actions, house vocabulary, interrogative words, interrogative pronouns, “ir” verbs, and adjective placement (present tense). This course is designed for a French student...

This course is designed for a student who has little knowledge and experience in French but who is able to perform some basic tasks or who has completed our French Beginner I course. Building on the material covered in our French Beginner I course, you will expand your vocabulary and learn how to describe people, places and things, talk about personalities,...

This class is the foundation class for all levels of French and focuses on learning the pronouns and how to conjugate basic verbs in the present tense, such as “I am going to town, I have a dog.” After taking this class you should be able to speak some French in the present tense and you will be able to create simple sentences and conversations....

Speak French from day one and build a solid foundation in the French language! Learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases to interact with others at a beginner’s level through authentic resources and real world tasks that will introduce you to the structure and use of language in everyday life. Through interactive...

Build a solid grammatical foundation with courses focused on conversational French with active student participation using interactive exercises such as role playing. Prerequisites: To enroll in this class you must have taken the following LAPEFR class(es): Beginner French 101 Beginner French 102 If you have had previous French language instruction...

This is our lowest level of intermediate classes, a natural progression from our French Beginner II+ class, where additional tenses and more vocabulary and grammar are systematically introduced and studied. You will learn additional vocabulary and start learning about family and relatives, weather, expressing possession, talking about plans and...

Led by a native French-speaking teacher, our conversational classes gives you a chance to speak in French about a variety of topics related to French culture. This course does not require a textbook or workbook and is perfect for lovers of French language and culture who wish to speak like a native and understand the slang and the subtleties of the...

Wish you could speak French with a Parisian accent, and understand French when spoken natively? This workshop is for you! Learn the sounds of French and practice pronouncing them correctly, so as to be understood. Practice hearing the small differences between sounds, so you don’t mistake one word for another. Find out how words are strung together...

Students should have taken Intermediate French 203 or be able to understand and participate in a class transitioning into a full immersion class. This class is mainly taught in French. Prerequisites: Beginner French Level 1 Intermediate French 201 Intermediate French 202 Intermediate French 203 If you have had previous French language instruction...

This intensive six-part course will help you learn this most romantic of languages. This course will focus on basic vocabulary and simple grammar contructs that will be helpful to travelers and connoisseurs alike. Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Nice are just a few of the many reasons why tourists from every corner of the globe visit France...

Students will have abundant opportunities to practice speaking French in a fun and unintimidating environment both with each other and with the instructor, a native of France. Creative and informal assessments will be made to help assure each student's progress. Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Nice are just a few of the many reasons why tourists...